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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
No person is subject to any criminal penalty or civil liability for libel, slander or any similar cause of action in tort if the person, without malice:
1. Reports a sentinel event to a governmental entity with jurisdiction or another appropriate authority;
2. Notifies a governmental entity with jurisdiction or another appropriate authority of a sentinel event;
3. Transmits information regarding a sentinel event to a governmental entity with jurisdiction or another appropriate authority;
4. Compiles, prepares or disseminates information regarding a sentinel event to a governmental entity with jurisdiction or another appropriate authority; or
5. Performs any other act authorized pursuant to NRS 439.800 to 439.890, inclusive.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 439.880. Immunity from criminal and civil liability - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-40-public-health-and-safety/nv-rev-st-439-880/
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